Toy swivel chair



H. ORENSTEIN TOY SWIVEL CHAIR Jan. 7, 1964 Filed Feb. 19, 1962 .I I. UTY PA 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 7 INVENTOR.

HENRY ORENSTEIN ATTORNEY Jan. 7, 1964 H. ORENSTEIN 3,116,954

TOY SWIVEL CHAIR Filed Feb. 19, 1962 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. HENRY ORENSTEl-N Jan. 7, 1964 H. ORENSTEIN 3,116,954

' TOY SWIVEL CHAIR Filed Feb. 19, 1962 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. HENRY OR EZNST E JN Jan. 7, 1964 H. ORENSTEIN 3,116,954

TOY SWIVEL CHAIR Filed Feb. 19, 1962 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I, no

INVENTOR. HENRY ORENSTEIN BY 0 o i a; I l k United States Patent 3,116,954 TOY SWIVEL CHAIR Henry Orenstein, Verona, N.J., assignor to De Luxe Reading Corporation, Newark, N.J., a corporation 'of New Jersey Filed Feb. 19, 1962, Ser. No. 173,997 1 Claim. (Cl. 297349) This invention relates generally to toys and more particularly to a miniature toy beauty parlor.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a make-believe beauty parlor equipped with the essential paraphernalia and accessories used in conventional beauty parlors, together with a doll to serve as a customer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a kit containing all of the equipment, paraphernalia, instruments, accessories, and the like for setting up and equipping a miniature beauty parlor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a miniature make-believe beauty parlor that affords excitement, interest, instruction, and amusement to children.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a set up toy beauty parlor embodying my invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on the plane of the line 2-2 of FIG. 1, parts being omitted.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of a manicure set used in the invention.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the chair, with parts omitted.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the backrest, with parts omitted.

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of the plastic seat cushion.

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of the plastic backrest cushion.

FIG. 10 is a top view of the footrest and frame therefor.

FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of the backrest top piece per se.

Referring in detail to the drawings, in FIG. 1 there is illustrated a miniature toy beauty parlor made and equipped in accordance with the present invention and designated generally by the reference numeral 10, a toy doll 12 being shown as a subject customer.

The toy beauty parlor and equipment therefor together with the toy doll 12 are self-contained and marketed in a kit. The beauty parlor and equipment consist broadly of cardboard panels 14, 16 and 18 constituting the side walls of part of a portable parlor or booth 19', a panel 20 constituting the floor, a canopy 22 forming a top, a wall cabinet 24 containing preparations for the hair, nails and lips, a portable beauty chair 26, a portable hair dryer 28, a cardboard support 30 for a mirror 32, hairbrush 34 and comb 36, a transparent plastic container 38 on a shelf 39 for holding hair treating devices and preparations, and a manicure set 40.

The beauty chair 26, as best seen in FIGS. 1 and 3, comprises a molded one-piece plastic seat and backrest unit including a seat 42 and a backrest 44. The backrest is horizontally slotted as indicated at 46 and at the top center is cut away as indicated at 48. A separately 3,116,954 Patented Jan. 7, 1964 ice molded pan-shaped piece 50* extends above the top of the backrest spanning the cutaway portion and is formed with an extension 52 depending into and filling the cutaway portion 48.

A separate plastic cushion or seat portion consisting of a plastic plate 54 with a flange 56 therearound and depending therefrom is placed on top of the seat 42. Lugs 58 depending from the flange 56 interlock with slots 60 in the seat to hold the plate in place on the seat. The plate is formed with spaced parallel grooves 62.

A separate plastic cushion or backrest portion consisting of a plastic plate 64 with a flange 66 therearound is placed over the backrest 44. Lugs 68 projecting from the flange 66 interlock with slots 69 in the backrest 44 to hold the plate 64 in place on the backrest. The plate 64 is grooved as indicated at 72. A cardboard plate 73 finishes off and covers the rear of the backrest. A lug 75 on the flange 66 interlocks with a lug 77 on extension 52 of piece 50 to hold the piece 50' in position.

The seat and backrest unit is swivelly mounted on a base 74. The base consists of a pyramid-shaped hollow body 76 with front and back flange portions 78 and 80, respectively. The sides of the body are formed with corrugated metal plates 82, each having a plastic lining 84- which linings terminate in laterally extending flanges 86, 86 disposed on a plane above the plane of the end of the front and back flange portions 78 and 80 so that the chair rests on feet 88 formed on the outer corners of the front and back flanges. A hollow cylindrical member 96 open at the bottom is mounted on the top of the hollow body 76. The top wall of the cylindrical member is formed with an extension 94 of reduced diameter which is pivotally connected to a pivot pin 96 carried by the seat 42 whereby the seat and backrest is adapted to turn on the base.

A plastic C-shaped plate 160 extends across the center of the top of the seat 42 covering the pivot pin 96. The legs 102, 162 of the C-shaped plate serves as sides of the chair. The tops of the sides or legs 162, 162 extend laterally and forwardly and rearwardly forming arm rests 104.

A separate plastic plate 106 is positioned under the front of the seat 42 with its front portion 108 extending outwardly and tapering downwardly. The plate is secured to the undersurface of the seat '42 by adhesion or the like. Plate 106 is formed with closely spaced flanges 11-0 and 112 forming channels 114.

A metal frame consisting of elongated side pieces 116, 116 L-shaped in cross section and bent midway their ends forming downwardly slanting portions 118, 118 terminating in upwardly bent slanting portions 120, 120', is placed under the plate 196 with the side pieces in the channels 114- of plate 106. A crosspiece 122 connects the inner ends of the side pieces 116, 116 and a crosspiece 124 extends across the space between and connecting the downwardly slanting portions 118, 118. A flat hollow plastic box-like device 126 forms a footrest and is pivotally mounted by pivot pins 128 between and to the terminal portions 126, 120* of the frame.

The hair dryer 28 shown in detail in FIG. 4 consists of a base construction 130, an upright metal tubular post 132 extending upwardly from the base construction and a heater construction 134, in simulation of a conventional heater, supported pivotally at the top of the post. The base construction 1130 consists of an elongated tubular plastic body 136 having opposed flanges 138, 138 formed with feet 140 at the outer corners thereof for supporting the dryer on the floor 20. The body is cut away at opposed sides between the flanges 138, 138 as indicated at 142, which cut away portions are closed by metal corrugated plates 144. The plates have plastic linings which terminate at the bottom in opposed flanges 146, 146 dis- 3 posed on a plane above the plane of the ends of the flanges 138, 138. A tubular socket 148 is formed at the top of the body to receive the bottom end of the post 132.

The heater construction 134 consists of a plastic shell 150 of substantially cylindrical shape to conform to the head of the person Whose hair is being dressed and formed with an end wall 152 to support a simulated heater device 154 having an annular flange 156 with lugs 158 extending through slots in the end wall of holding the heater device on the shell. A triangular-shaped plastic plate 162 extends outwardly of the outer surface of the shell and has lugs 164 protruding from the broad end thereof extending through slots in the shell and interlocking with the edge Walls thereof. The apex or narrow end of the plate is formed with an opening 168 for rotatably mounting the plate on a hollow cylindrical bearing member 170 formed on the top of a tubular socket member 172 which receives the top end of the post 132. The plate 162 rotates on the bearing member 170 between annular flanges 174 formed thereon and is held in turned adjusted position between the flanges by means of a disk 176 manually turnable on a pivot pin 178 by means of a three-pointed handle 180.

The plastic bag 38 on shelf 39 contains a variety of beauty accessories needed for dressing the hair, and treat ing the lips and nails, such as hair curlers 184, lipsticks 186 and the like.

The manicure set 40 is removably mounted on one of the arm rests 104 and includes a rectangular plastic plate 188 with outstruck lugs 190 for supporting a scissors 192, a buffer 194, a nail file 196 and an abrasive stick 198. A pair of tapered sockets 208 are mounted at the ends of the plate to receive accessories such as the shank portion 202 of a shallow plastic dish 204. A perforated flange 206 on the bottom end edge of the plate serves to hold bottle 208 for nail polish and the like.

The plastic parts of the chair and dryer are preferably colored in contrasting colors, for example, the base of the chair may be colored brown, the seat and backrest colored pink, the sides of the chair and arm rests colored blue, the cushion devices for the seat and backrest colored blue, and the footrest colored blue.

The base of the hair dryer is preferably colored brown, the shell pink and the bearing and extension plate of the shell blue. The metal parts are preferably silvered.

The doll 12 is shown seated in the chair in simulation of a customer with her feet on the footrest 126. The arms and legs of the doll are movable. Hair curlers 184 are shown applied to the hair of the doll. The hair dryer 28 is portable and can be positioned behind the chair so that the shell can be moved downwardly over the head of the customer by the child-operator. The accessories are in ready reach of the child-operator.

It will be seen from this disclosure that I have provided a portable deluxe toy beauty parlor that is ready assembled, and that has all of the characteristics of a conventional beauty parlor. The toy beauty parlor provides fun, amusement, entertainment, excitement and instruction for the children.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit syself to the precise construction herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

A miniature swivel chair for use in a toy beauty parlor comprising a base having a flat top, a cylindrical member extending upwardly from said top, a seat and backrest unit swivelly mounted on said cylindrical member, said unit including a seat having an opening to receive said cylindrical member, a U-shaped plate extending across the seat and upwardly thereof at both sides, said plate constituting the sides of the chair, arm rests formed on the top of the upwardly extending portions of said plate, a plastic plate cushioned on said seat over the U-shaped plate, a plastic plate cushion on said backrest, said base, seat, backrest and U-shaped plate formed of plastic material, a metal frame fixedly connected to said seat, and a plastic footrest supported at one end of the frame.

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